DateTimeOptions.FormatString Property
Gets or sets the pattern for formatting date-time values.
Namespace: DevExpress.XtraCharts
Assembly: DevExpress.XtraCharts.v23.1.dll
NuGet Package: DevExpress.Charts
Declaration
Property Value
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| String | A String value that represents the format pattern. |
Property Paths
You can access this nested property as listed below:
| Object Type | Path to FormatString |
|---|---|
| PointOptions |
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| PointOptions |
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| SimplePointOptions |
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Remarks
When the DateTimeOptions.Format property is set to Custom, use the FormatString property, to specify a custom format for the date-time options (of axis labels, series point labels or the legend).
The following image demonstrates implementation of a quarterly formatting for the X-axis’ labels.
And, a monthly format is depicted below.
Standard date-time format specifiers for composing various format patterns are described in the Date and Time Format Strings topics in MSDN.
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